Determine whether the argument is valid or invalid.
-If I were your friend and you were my soul mate, then I'd never stop liking you. I've stopped liking you. Therefore, I am not your friend or you were not my soul mate.
A)Valid
B)Invalid

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The argument is valid due to the contrapositive rule in logic. If the original statement is "If P, then Q," the contrapositive is "If not Q, then not P," which logically has the same truth value as the original statement. Here, "I've stopped liking you" negates the consequent of the original conditional statement, leading to the conclusion that the antecedent ("If I were your friend and you were my soul mate") is not true, either in whole or in part.

Determine Whether the Argument Is Valid or Invalid